Hue Imperial Citadel ranks second among most visited destinations

Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) - Hue Imperial
Citadel (Dai Noi) in the central province of Thue Thien-Hue has been ranked
second among top seven tourism attractions of Vietnam in 2017.

Director of the Hue Relics Preservation
Centre Phan Thanh Hai said this is the second year in a row the Hue Imperial
Citadel has received the title. The most visited tourist site is Thang Long Imperial
Citadel in Hanoi.

The Hue Imperial Citadel has attracted a
large number of visitors thanks to the tour “ Hue - One destination – Five heritage”,
including complex of Hue ancient capital, Hue royal court music, moc
ban (wood blocks) and chau ban (official documents) of Nguyen Dynasty
(1802-1945), and poetry in
Chinese-language scripts on Hue royal architecture which was recognised as world
documentary heritage by UNESCO.

The programme “Dai Noi by night” is designed to provide
tourists with an experience of ancient royal rituals, traditional dances and
art performances as well as Hue traditional crafts and other royal activities. The
tour welcomes between 4,000-9,000 visitors each night.
During
the National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day holidays, the relic
site received more than 30,000 tourists, including over 9,000 foreigners.

In 2017, the province aims to draw between 3.3-3.5
million tourists, with foreign visitors accounting for 40-45 percent,
generating 3.2-3.3 trillion VND (140.7-145.1 million USD), up 8 percent in
volume and 3 percent in value from 2016.

By July 10, the Hue Relics Preservation
Centre served 1,650,000 tourists, earned 175.4 billion VND (7.7 million USD),
up 17.9 percent year on year.-VNA